Shirt



| FINES April 30, 1935.

SHIRT Filed Dec. a, 1954 INVENTOR.

' [9022 Pzes,

BY W ArToRNEYs.

Patented Apr. 30, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Leon Pines, New York, N. Y.

Application December 8, 19311, Serial'No. 756,683

3 Claims.

This invention relates to apparel and more particularly to a shirt intended to be worn by boys.

It has been found that shirts which are tucked into the trousers have a tendency to ride up to such an extent that they are very untidy in appearance and also uncomfortable to the wearer. Attempts have been made to eliminate this by providing buttons and other fasteners upon the shirt to` engage through button-holes in the waist band of a pair of trousers but they have proved unsatisfactory as the buttons at the back of the shirt are subjected to strain when a person leans over `and are ripped loose from the shirt. In some instances, the shirt itself will be torn.

Therefore, oneiobject of the invention is to provide a shirt having buttons' applied thereto in such a manner that they will be rmly held in place but sufcient give allowed to prevent the buttons being torn from the shirt orvthe shirt itself torn by strains exerted when the shirt is worn.

Another object of the invention is to provide the shirt with an improved type of pocket in which the buttons are secured, the pocket being so formed that a button carrying strip will be housed in the pocket but permitted to have button carrying portions readily drawn outwardly from portions of the pocket when strain is applied and thereby prevent ripping of the shirt or portions of the pocket.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a pocket formed from an integral portionof the back-section of the shirt, thus reducing the cost and preventing the pocket from being conspicuous and spoiling the appearance of the shirt.

With these and numerous other objects in View, my invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claims.

In the accompanying drawing, froming of this application:

Figure 1 is a View looking at the front of a shirt of the improved construction;

Figure 2 is a view looking at the rear of the shirt; l

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view of the rear section of the shirt illustrating the formation of the pocket and showing the buttons in a retracted position; .A

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 showing the manner in which'portions of the button cara part rying strip are drawn out of compartments of the pocket when subjected to strain;

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken along the' line 5 5 of Figurel 3;

Figure 6 is a section taken along the line 6-6 of Figure 3; and

Figure '7 is a perspective view of the button carrying strip.

The shirt shown in Figures l and 2 is in most respects of a conventional construction and has the usual front sections I carrying buttons 2 and a back section 3 to which buttons 4 are applied in accordance with this invention. The buttons 2 and 4 are spaced from each other about the waist encircling portion of the shirt and are vto engage through button holes formed in the waist band 5 of a pair of trousers. It will be understood that while it has been stated that the shirt I is of the type worn by boys and that the buttons engage through thewaist band of a pair of trousers, it will be obvious that the garment I' could be a waist or blouse such as worn by girls and the buttons engaged through button holes formed inthe Waist band of a skirt.

The buttons 2 applied at the front of the shirt are sewed tothe garment in the usual manner as these buttons are not subjected to excessive strain when the wearer leans overor by other movements, exerts strain upon the buttons. The yrear buttons are the ones to which excessive Astrain is applied and these buttons are secured as shown in Figures 3 through 6. These buttons are sewed tightly upon a band or strip 5 of elastic material such as elastic fabric, and this strip is secured in a pocket 6 extending transversely across the rear section of the shirt. In order to form the pocket a portion of the rear section 3 of the shirt in spaced relation to its lower end is folded inwardly as shown in Figures 5 and 6, thus forming an inner wall l for the pocket and upper and lower flaps 8 constituting upper and lower sections of an outer wall of the pocket. The strip 5 extends longitudinally in the pocket and is secured at its ends and at points spaced from each other longitudinally of the strip by blocks of stitching 9 having portions extending longitudinally of the flaps close to their upper and lower margins and other portions extending transversely of the aps. By so arranging the stitching the aps and elasticl strip 5 will be rmly secured and the pocket will be divided into a series of compartments, each having a loose button-carrying portion of the strip extending longitudinally through the same. It should also be noted that this construction provides each compartment with an entrance opening l extending the full length of the compartment and, therefore, the loose portions of the strip 5 can be readily drawn outwardly from the position shown in Figure 3 to that of Figure 4. In view of the fact that the pocket is formed of a portion of the back section of the shirt, additional blanks do not have to be cut by the manufacturer and also the pocket can be quickly formed as it is merely necessary to fold the back section at the proper point and after setting the button carrying strip in place, apply the stitching.

When this shirt is in use, it is put on in the usual manner and lower portions of the front and back tucked into the trousers. The buttons are then passed through button holes in the Waist band of trousers and the shirt will be rmly held against upward movement and also the trousers held in the proper position. As the strip is formed of elastic fabric, the button carrying portions extending through the compartments of the pocket can be drawn outwardly through the openings I!) and the buttons very easily engaged through the button holes of the trousers. 'I'he fact that the openings are in the form of slits extending the full length of the compartments also permits the button carrying portions of the elastic strip to be drawn outwardly through them- Without likelihood of tearing the flaps or rupturing the stitches by means of which the flaps are secured to define the compartments and secure the strip. The elongated openings also permit the button carrying portions of the strips to freely expand and contract when intermittently subjected to strain and there will be no danger of the buttons being torn from the strip or the strip torn loose. When the shirt is laundered, the buttons will be disposed close against the shirt and not liable to be torn loose and during ironing, the buttons may be moved into the compartments Where they will be out of the Way and not liable to be broken by an iron or catch between rollers of a mandrel.

As the elastic tape is permanently sewed to the shirt by the stitching, it remains in place as a permanent attachment and is not removed when the shirt is Washed. Therefore, it is not necessary to remove it when sending the shirt to a laundry and the inconvenience of replacing it and likelihood of its becoming lost is eliminated. From the foregoing description of the construction of my improved shirt, the method of applying the same to use Will be readily understood. It will be seen that I have provided a simple, inexpensive and ecient means for carrying out the objects ofthe invention and while I have particularly described the elements best adapted to perform the functions set forth, it is obvious that various changes in forni, proportion and in the minor details of construction may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the principles of the invention.

Having thus described thev invention, what is claimed is:

l. In a shirt, a section formed with a transversely extending pocket disposed inwardly and spaced upwardly from the lower end of the shirt at the Waist encircling portion of the shirt, the said pocket having longitudinally extending openings communicating therewith in spaced relation to each other longitudinally of the pocket, an elastic strip extending longitudinally in said pocket and secured at its ends and between the openings, portions of the strip between the secured portions being loose and movable through the openings, and buttons carried by the loose portions of said strip and movable therewith through the openings into and out of the pocket.

2. In a shirt, a section formed withv a transversely extending pocket at the waist encircling portion of the shirt, the pocket being divided to form compartments spaced from each other longitudinally of the pocket and each having an entrance opening through the outer rear Wall of the pocket, an elastic strip extending longitudinally in the pocket, and secured at its ends and between the compartments to provide loose portions in the compartments, and buttons carried by the loose portions of the strip inthe compartments and movable therewith through the openings into and out of the pocket.

3. In a shirt, a section having a portion folded and sewed to form a box pleat extending transversely across the section and having inner and outer walls dening a pocket having an entrance, an elastic strip extending longitudinally in said pocket, spaced zones of stitching passing through the walls of the pocket and portions of the strip to permanently secure the strip in the pocket and divide the pocket into separate compartments spaced from each other longitudinally of the pocket and each having an entrance, the portions of the elastic strip extending through the compartments being free, and buttons sewed to the elastic strip intermediate the ends of the loose portions and movable therewith through the entrances into and out of the compartments.

LEON FINES. 

